09:00 AM – Onwards

09:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Morning Keynote Address 1

Key Drivers of Legal Innovation in Singapore

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• Shedding light on the current legal landscape

• Learning curve and effective implementation of legal innovation is difficult

• Overcoming barriers and pain points to adapt to new technology efficiently

• Technology makes the process more complicated and less efficient?

• Legal innovation is costly affair?

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Morning Keynote Address 2

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Courts: Moving from Litigation to Arbitration?

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• Why is Arbitration less impacted by COVID-19 than litigation?

• How to initiate Arbitration proceedings?

• Impact on ongoing Arbitration proceedings

• COVID-19 and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

• Virtual hearings in International Arbitration

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Morning Keynote Address 3

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Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Era: Challenges and Trends in Singapore

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• Singapore: the costs of GDPR & privacy act compliance – where should they fall?

• GDPR vs Singapore Personal Data Protection regulations

• Impact of GDPR on Singapore based entities

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

11:20 AM – 11:50 AM

Informal Networking & Tea Break

• Networking Tea with Speakers & Delegates

• Informal Networking with Exhibitors

12:30 PM – 12:50 PM

12:50 PM – 01:30 PM

Industry Leadership Session

Compliance: An Integral Part of Risk Management

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• Building relationships across the business

• Understanding and approaching compliance risk management

• Monitor the risk and regulatory environment

• Know who you do business with. Know your business relationships

• Doing it differently: become more risk intelligent

01:30 PM – 02:20 PM

Informal Networking & Lunch Break

• Networking Lunch with Speakers & Delegates

• Informal Networking with Exhibitors

02:20 PM – 02:40 PM

02:40 PM – 03:20 PM

Industry Leadership Session

Litigation Management: Strategies for Aligning Cost with Value

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• Managing litigation costs and prevention

• Define a budget and explore alternative fee structures

• Leverage technology to Its full potential

• Cost-saving systems prior to litigation

• Evaluate your compliance programs to reduce risk

• Should judges and arbitrators manage their cases without regard to costs?

• Effective case management: how to control litigation outcomes and costs?

• Identify risky vendors who have interactions with government hence have a potential for a legal risk.

03:20 PM – 03:40 PM

03:40 PM – 05:10 PM

Leadership Round Table Discussion & Idea Exchange

This session is an opportunity for you to share feedback with peers regarding challenges you face that were not addressed in other conference sessions. Participate in discussions around hot topics and burning issues with your colleagues that are unique to the IP environment. Peers gladly share ideas, strategies and best practices to assist you in addressing difficulties. You may be surprised that you have an idea to share that will be of great value to another attendee. Take back to your office insightful tips to reduce risk or increase efficiency in a process or procedure within your firm that you didn't think needed improvement.

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Discussion Topic & Details-

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Litigation, E-discovery & Technology in the Singapore & APAC​​

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• E-discovery challenges surfaced by covid-19

• Remote work communication and data management challenges

• Virtual hearings and trials are here to stay

• Future of litigation & E-discovery

• Predicting the outcomes of cases and improving access to justice

• Increasing use of artificial intelligence and data analytics

• Preparing for new data storage and collection challenges

• Antitrust & competition litigation in the aftermath of Covid-19